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Piers Morgan to appear before Leveson media ethics inquiry Piers Morgan to appear at Leveson media ethics inquiry
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Former Daily Mirror and News of the World (NoW) editor Piers Morgan is set to appear at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics later. Former Daily Mirror and News of the World (NoW) editor Piers Morgan is to appear at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics later.
Mr Morgan now works for CNN in the United States and will appear at the inquiry in London via video link. Mr Morgan now works for CNN in the United States and will give evidence to the inquiry in London via video link.
He has previously denied ever hacking a phone, telling someone else to, or publishing a story obtained by hacking.He has previously denied ever hacking a phone, telling someone else to, or publishing a story obtained by hacking.
Former NoW TV editor Sharon Marshall, lawyer Julian Pike, media agency heads and a union chief are also to appear. Former NoW TV editor Sharon Marshall, journalists' union boss Steve Turner and media agency heads also appear.
Heather Mills' voicemail Voicemail claim
Mr Morgan was the Mirror's editor between 1995 and 2004 and also edited the NoW between January 1994 and November 1995.Mr Morgan was the Mirror's editor between 1995 and 2004 and also edited the NoW between January 1994 and November 1995.
In August, it emerged that Heather Mills - former wife of Sir Paul McCartney - had alleged that a senior Mirror Group journalist admitted to her in 2001 that he had hacked into her voicemail.In August, it emerged that Heather Mills - former wife of Sir Paul McCartney - had alleged that a senior Mirror Group journalist admitted to her in 2001 that he had hacked into her voicemail.
The senior journalist referred to by Ms Mills is known not to be Mr Morgan. But the message in question appeared to be the same as one that he admitted to having listened to in a Daily Mail article in 2006.The senior journalist referred to by Ms Mills is known not to be Mr Morgan. But the message in question appeared to be the same as one that he admitted to having listened to in a Daily Mail article in 2006.
In a statement issued in August, he said Ms Mills' claims were "unsubstantiated", adding: "To reiterate, I have never hacked a phone, told anyone to hack a phone, nor to my knowledge published any story obtained from the hacking of a phone."In a statement issued in August, he said Ms Mills' claims were "unsubstantiated", adding: "To reiterate, I have never hacked a phone, told anyone to hack a phone, nor to my knowledge published any story obtained from the hacking of a phone."
'Routine' phone hacking Tuesday's hearing began with Julian Pike, partner at a law firm used by NoW owner News International, being recalled to the inquiry to explain how he knew actress Sienna Miller was going to make a claim against the now-defunct newspaper before it became public.
On Monday, Stuart Hoare - brother of former NoW journalist Sean Hoare - told the inquiry his brother had witnessed daily phone hacking at the News of the World and routine phone hacking at the Sun. He supplied the inquiry with emails from various parties involved and a letter from the Metropolitan Police relating to the matter.
Before his death earlier this year, the journalist had told the BBC's Panorama the then NoW editor Andy Coulson had asked him to hack phones - something Mr Coulson has denied. 'Card marked'
In his evidence to the inquiry, James Hanning, deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday, said while Mr Hoare was aggrieved at having been sacked, he did not think it was Mr Hoare's "prime spur" for speaking out. Mr Turner, general secretary of the British Association of Journalists, then described a culture of "bullying" at some newspapers.
Meanwhile, former NoW sports reporter Matt Driscoll, who won an employment tribunal claim for disability discrimination after he was sacked by the paper, spoke of a culture of bullying. If people turned up at News International accompanied by a union rep they would have had their "card marked", he said.
Mr Driscoll also explained how "blagging" could be used to support a story, using an example of medical records being accessed. He told the inquiry: "I'm ashamed to be telling you this because we are supposed to be living in a free, democratic country but we are not.
Prime Minister David Cameron set up Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry after the NoW admitted intercepting voicemail messages of prominent people to find stories. "We are living in a society where people are wage slaves and treated very badly and that's the circumstance I found at the News of the World."